Cycling in to Waverley Station

I have been on holiday for the last week and have made a number of trips into
Edinburgh during the week and have taken a bike with me to help get around the
city.

In the distant past, to get a bike in or out of Waverly, you would simply walk
the bike over to one of the two ramps leading up onto Waverley bridge and join
with the traffic like any other road.

Then due to the danger of terrorism, both the ramps were closed to all vehicles
and only opened by exception for deliveries (and the occasional bus replacement
service).
Cyclists were then expected to walk up one of the narrow footways with many
other pedestrians. The footway was only just wide enough for a cyclist to walk
beside their bike, leaving no room for any pedestrians or other cyclists to
pass walking in the other direction.
The worst part was that while you were fighting past others in this narrow gap,
you could see a completely empty road the other side of the fence.

As a result of this week, I have had several chances to review the new cycle
lane. Once you get to the bottom of the ramp, cyclists are to dismount and go
through a small gate to the right.

Makes sense, the main concourse and most trains are in that direction.

Except when you consider that the bicycle parking is to the left at the bottom
of the ramp.
So once again cyclists are walking their bikes through the narrow gap around the
base of the turning circle again with lots of pedestrians also in the area
than having a second gate leading straight to the cycle parking.